CL Stunt

By Matt Neumann (mrstuka@cinergymetro.net)

Saturday the fliers woke up to hazy skies and light wind. It was a welcome change from the day before.

By Matt Neumann (mrstuka@cinergymetro.net)

Gray skies, nothing but gray skies … at least for most of the morning.

Friday is traditionally called top 20 day. It is the day that the top 20 from the Open skill class flyoff to find the top five who will move on to Saturday’s event. It is also the day that, in this case, the top 16 from the Advanced class flyoff to find out who will be crowned the Advanced Class National Champion.

By Matt Neumann (mrstuka@cinergymetro.net)

Blue skies, nothing but blue skies … well at least for the morning. The contestants were greeted Thursday morning with a blue sky and very light wind. It was a welcome change from what we have been getting; however, things would change as the day went on.

By Matt Neumann (mrstuka@cinergymetro.net)

Wednesday morning greeted the contestants with clouds and light wind. It had rained fairly hard at 4 to 5 in the morning, so the area was wet, but at least the sky was not falling at the time that the contestants got to the field.

By Matt Neumann (mrstuka@cinergymetro.net)

Tuesday did not have any official events happening, but that does not mean that there was not any activity at the L pad.

By Matt Neumann (mrstuka@cinergymetro.net)

Monday was the official start of Control Line Precision Aerobatics. It was officially about appearance point judging, and to have the pilots’ meeting. Unofficially, it was to meet and greet old acquaintances and to make new friends. To many, the latter is more important than the primary reason.